Month: July 2016

Thanks to so many generous people were able to raise over $2000 at the Auction for Adia! That is HUGE!! & that means we only have about $4000 left to come up with. We are floored! & we are so thankful for the incredible generosity of so many and the provision that God has so graciously brought us! We have no doubt that we are going to come out of this adoption debt free and able to use our income to pay for Adia’s medical expenses rather than paying back debt. & we have sooooo many people and a huge God to thank for that!

[UPDATE: So, I never claimed to be good at math. Apparently I missed $1600 somewhere… The auction total was just over $2800!!!!! And we are now down to needing only $2400 in order to be fully funded… this includes a few other donations that we just received!!]

Just to update you on where we’re at in the process… We had a bit of a hiccup with our immigration approval not getting sent out when it was supposed to, so we were delayed about 10 days, but God is so faithful and we are trusting His timing. And even with that we are looking at a departure day in about 4 weeks. GULP! We are incredibly excited! Today we received our visas so we are ready to go! Our paperwork is back in China for the final review and approval. Then we will be given a court date at our Consulate in Guangzhou and can set our travel arrangements.

It’s getting real, people! Keep praying for provision, for peace in the last days, and that Adia’s heart would be prepared for her forever family.

Are hearts are full as we anticipate welcoming this beautiful, happy girl into the Shradar family

Last week I spent my time trying to figure out what was happening with our adoption paperwork. I spent 8 days trying to get information from our government officer with no luck & no sense of what our timeline was… Well, now I know! I got the call back this morning saying, “oh yeah, I approved your immigration documents 6 days ago”. Argh!!! So now we scramble again to get the next batch of paperwork done.

It is looking almost certain that we will be heading out to get our daughter mid August. People! That is barely more than a month away. & there is still so much to do & $6000 to raise! That is why you must do some shopping this weekend (bidding starts Thursday!) at our auction www.auctionforadia.wordpress.com!

We are ecstatic and overwhelmed! So thankful that God’s strength is made perfect in my weakness and that He is GOOD all the time!